Which county has the lowest median gross rent?

Kalawao County, Hawaii ranks #1 with $125 (1990 Decennial Census).

What are the top 5 counties by median gross rent?

Kalawao County, Hawaii, Owsley County, Kentucky, Brooks County, Texas, Corson County, South Dakota, Hancock County, Tennessee.

How many counties are in this ranking?

3,122 counties qualify after filtering for population minimums and data availability. The ranking covers 1990 Decennial Census data.

How is median gross rent measured?

Median gross rent across all renter-occupied units. Source: US Census Bureau, 1990 Decennial Census.

RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 500 SHOWN OF 3,122

Lowest median rent, US counties · 1990

US counties with the lowest median gross rent (1990 ACS).

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SAME RANKING BYCities States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN GROSS RENTVS –

1501Putnam County, FLFL77,734$296–

1502Boundary County, IDID13,997$296–

1503Ford County, ILIL13,216$296–

1504Fulton County, ILIL32,901$296–

1505Shelby County, ILIL20,576$296–

1506Webster County, IAIA36,838$296–

1507McDowell County, NCNC45,198$296–

1508Boyd County, KYKY47,751$297–

1509Cross County, ARAR16,186$297–

1510Tangipahoa Parish, LALA141,346$297–

1511Delta County, MIMI36,582$297–

1512Huron County, MIMI30,530$297–

1513Mackinac County, MIMI11,236$297–

1514Douglas County, MNMN40,120$297–

1515Itasca County, MNMN45,404$297–

1516Lauderdale County, MSMS70,317$297–

1517McCone County, MTMT1,720$297–

1518Holmes County, OHOH44,970$297–

1519Pike County, OHOH27,061$297–

1520Pulaski County, VAVA33,586$297–

1521Lincoln County, WIWI28,403$297–

1522Washakie County, WYWY7,597$297–

1523Weston County, WYWY6,840$297–

1524Grant County, KYKY26,181$297–

1525Hot Spring County, ARAR33,451$297–

1526Cheyenne County, COCO1,713$297–

1527Levy County, FLFL48,520$297–

1528Banks County, GAGA21,273$297–

1529Marshall County, ILIL11,473$297–

1530Rush County, ININ16,767$297–

1531Washington County, IAIA22,667$297–

1532Greeley County, KSKS1,182$297–

1533Crawford County, ARAR62,657$298–

1534Clarion County, PAPA36,680$298–

1535Walworth County, SDSD5,217$298–

1536Tazewell County, VAVA38,635$298–

1537Crawford County, WIWI15,910$298–

1538Johnson County, WYWY8,908$298–

1539Natrona County, WYWY80,526$298–

1540Lawrence County, PAPA83,911$298–

1541Knox County, ILIL47,767$298–

1542Mason County, ILIL12,411$298–

1543Buena Vista County, IAIA20,449$298–

1544Plymouth County, IAIA25,697$298–

1545Pottawatomie County, KSKS27,186$298–

1546Marinette County, WIWI42,574$298–

1547Lauderdale County, ALAL97,135$299–

1548Conway County, ARAR21,393$299–

1549Crawford County, KSKS39,008$299–

1550Nobles County, MNMN22,338$299–

1551Forrest County, MSMS79,034$299–

1552Park County, MTMT18,214$299–

1553Saunders County, NENE23,702$299–

1554Wilkes County, NCNC66,233$299–

1555Lawrence County, OHOH55,710$299–

1556Mayes County, OKOK40,416$299–

1557Lake County, OROR8,187$299–

1558Blair County, PAPA119,541$299–

1559Potter County, PAPA15,897$299–

1560Sutton County, TXTX3,203$299–

1561Washington County, VAVA53,898$299–

1562Harrison County, WVWV64,221$299–

1563Richland County, WIWI17,036$299–

1564Fremont County, WYWY39,464$299–

1565Jefferson County, MTMT13,329$299–

1566Moffat County, COCO13,122$299–

1567Haralson County, GAGA33,066$299–

1568Madison County, IDID55,172$299–

1569Effingham County, ILIL34,519$299–

1570Stark County, ILIL5,319$299–

1571Cass County, ININ37,836$299–

1572Ripley County, ININ29,434$299–

1573Barton County, KSKS24,790$299–

1574Sumner County, KSKS22,312$299–

1575Independence County, ARAR38,785$300–

1576White County, ARAR80,085$300–

1577Natchitoches Parish, LALA36,089$300–

1578Osceola County, MIMI23,516$300–

1579Houston County, MNMN18,400$300–

1580Lyon County, MNMN25,684$300–

1581Jackson County, NCNC45,039$300–

1582Garvin County, OKOK26,377$300–

1583Hartley County, TXTX4,904$300–

1584Young County, TXTX18,154$300–

1585Wahkiakum County, WAWA4,873$300–

1586Marion County, WVWV55,584$300–

1587Washington County, OHOH58,389$300–

1588Douglas County, WIWI43,990$300–

1589Pike County, GAGA20,932$300–

1590Tift County, GAGA42,254$300–

1591Jefferson County, ILIL36,147$300–

1592Williamson County, ILIL67,225$300–

1593Wayne County, ININ66,169$300–

1594McPherson County, KSKS30,064$300–

1595Morton County, KSKS2,470$300–

1596Carroll County, ARAR29,263$301–

1597Boyle County, KYKY31,632$301–

1598Perkins County, NENE2,849$301–

1599Meeker County, MNMN23,603$301–

1600Wabasha County, MNMN21,537$301–

1601Jasper County, MOMO127,428$301–

1602Adams County, NENE31,071$301–

1603Richmond County, NCNC42,041$301–

1604Vance County, NCNC42,638$301–

1605Muskingum County, OHOH87,014$301–

1606Fayette County, TXTX25,459$301–

1607Limestone County, TXTX22,849$301–

1608Carbon County, WYWY14,013$301–

1609Gulf County, FLFL15,943$301–

1610Dade County, GAGA16,154$301–

1611Henry County, ININ49,137$301–

1612Scott County, ININ25,053$301–

1613Boone County, IAIA26,799$301–

1614Lyon County, KSKS32,266$301–

1615Pike County, KYKY54,721$301–

1616Shelby County, KYKY51,243$301–

1617Wise County, VAVA34,824$302–

1618Grant County, NMNM27,252$302–

1619Delaware County, OKOK41,910$302–

1620Fannin County, TXTX39,265$302–

1621Shackelford County, TXTX3,197$302–

1622Washington County, ININ28,383$302–

1623Florence County, WIWI4,748$302–

1624Lincoln County, COCO5,645$302–

1625Yuma County, COCO9,896$302–

1626Montgomery County, ILIL28,076$302–

1627Somerset County, MDMD24,973$302–

1628Vilas County, WIWI23,761$302–

1629Lake County, MIMI13,182$303–

1630Andrew County, MOMO18,241$303–

1631Brown County, OHOH44,397$303–

1632Crawford County, OHOH41,896$303–

1633Caldwell County, TXTX55,150$303–

1634Graham County, AZAZ40,157$303–

1635Wabash County, ININ30,713$303–

1636Poweshiek County, IAIA18,368$303–

1637Peach County, GAGA29,877$303–

1638Stillwater County, MTMT9,445$303–

1639Mason County, MIMI29,040$304–

1640Buchanan County, MOMO83,540$304–

1641Eddy County, NMNM62,509$304–

1642Edgecombe County, NCNC49,121$304–

1643Warren County, PAPA37,038$304–

1644Terry County, TXTX11,720$304–

1645Nez Perce County, IDID42,905$304–

1646Mercer County, ILIL15,229$304–

1647Fayette County, ININ23,533$304–

1648Louisa County, IAIA10,416$304–

1649Tama County, IAIA16,796$304–

1650Rich County, UTUT2,687$304–

1651Marquette County, WIWI15,927$304–

1652Limestone County, ALAL122,928$305–

1653Delta County, COCO32,178$305–

1654Stone County, MOMO32,503$305–

1655Powder River County, MTMT1,781$305–

1656Socorro County, NMNM15,838$305–

1657Crawford County, PAPA81,792$305–

1658Venango County, PAPA49,346$305–

1659Oconee County, SCSC83,775$305–

1660Dallam County, TXTX7,508$305–

1661Upshur County, TXTX44,410$305–

1662Shawano County, WIWI41,560$305–

1663De Witt County, ILIL15,118$305–

1664Vermillion County, ININ15,488$305–

1665Jasper County, IAIA38,153$305–

1666Stevens County, KSKS4,984$305–

1667Haywood County, NCNC63,369$305–

1668Grant County, WIWI52,446$305–

1669Putnam County, TNTN86,612$306–

1670Luce County, MIMI6,339$306–

1671Scotts Bluff County, NENE35,586$306–

1672Perquimans County, NCNC13,490$306–

1673Columbiana County, OHOH99,377$306–

1674Highland County, OHOH43,823$306–

1675Logan County, OKOK55,473$306–

1676Lawrence County, SDSD29,459$306–

1677Brooke County, WVWV21,142$306–

1678Canyon County, IDID275,123$306–

1679Boise County, IDID8,545$306–

1680Iroquois County, ILIL26,150$306–

1681Jo Daviess County, ILIL21,594$306–

1682Randolph County, ILIL29,921$306–

1683Pulaski County, ININ12,463$306–

1684Clinton County, IAIA46,002$306–

1685Reno County, KSKS61,539$306–

1686Stevens County, WAWA49,668$306–

1687Green Lake County, WIWI19,305$306–

1688Alpena County, MIMI28,853$307–

1689Gladwin County, MIMI26,077$307–

1690Adair County, MOMO25,684$307–

1691St. Francois County, MOMO67,809$307–

1692Taney County, MOMO57,001$307–

1693Kearney County, NENE6,790$307–

1694Sioux County, NENE1,188$307–

1695Rockingham County, NCNC94,195$307–

1696Gallia County, OHOH29,072$307–

1697Custer County, OKOK28,175$307–

1698Bedford County, TNTN55,273$307–

1699Twin Falls County, IDID97,539$307–

1700Lafayette County, MOMO33,531$307–

1701Waushara County, WIWI25,223$307–

1702Carroll County, ININ20,655$307–

1703Madison County, KYKY101,696$307–

1704Madison County, NENE36,106$307–

1705Houston County, ALAL110,318$308–

1706Sullivan County, TNTN163,759$308–

1707Mille Lacs County, MNMN27,753$308–

1708Saline County, MOMO23,265$308–

1709Pawnee County, OKOK16,029$308–

1710Greenwood County, SCSC70,379$308–

1711Hockley County, TXTX21,600$308–

1712Irion County, TXTX1,463$308–

1713Stephens County, TXTX9,380$308–

1714Kane County, UTUT8,597$308–

1715Nelson County, VAVA14,920$308–

1716Lafayette County, WIWI17,478$308–

1717Pueblo County, COCO169,277$308–

1718Vigo County, ININ106,512$308–

1719Henry County, IAIA19,349$308–

1720Elmore County, ALAL91,577$309–

1721York County, NENE14,564$309–

1722Person County, NCNC40,636$309–

1723Grady County, OKOK59,128$309–

1724Union County, OROR25,900$309–

1725Bosque County, TXTX18,918$309–

1726Hill County, TXTX39,503$309–

1727San Jacinto County, TXTX29,488$309–

1728Franklin County, IDID15,889$309–

1729Douglas County, ILIL19,880$309–

1730Posey County, ININ24,988$309–

1731Waseca County, MNMN18,688$310–

1732Rutherford County, NCNC65,745$310–

1733Grant County, OROR7,075$310–

1734Dyer County, TNTN36,320$310–

1735Deaf Smith County, TXTX18,626$310–

1736Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391$310–

1737Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663$310–

1738Brown County, TXTX38,711$310–

1739Morgan County, WVWV18,027$310–

1740Calhoun County, ALAL115,834$310–

1741Putnam County, ILIL5,619$310–

1742Knox County, ININ35,652$310–

1743Livingston County, KYKY8,863$310–

1744Garrett County, MDMD28,370$310–

1745Sanpete County, UTUT31,453$310–

1746Juneau County, WIWI26,649$310–

1747Union County, ARAR36,926$311–

1748Dodge County, NENE38,057$311–

1749Hocking County, OHOH27,512$311–

1750Tuscarawas County, OHOH92,373$311–

1751Carter County, OKOK48,910$311–

1752Jefferson County, FLFL16,007$311–

1753Harris County, GAGA37,280$311–

1754Lawrence County, ININ45,568$311–

1755Franklin County, KSKS26,299$311–

1756Emery County, UTUT10,177$311–

1757Grant County, ARAR18,756$312–

1758Koochiching County, MNMN11,587$312–

1759Lea County, NMNM74,749$312–

1760Franklin County, NCNC82,037$312–

1761Scotland County, NCNC33,322$312–

1762Bath County, VAVA4,076$312–

1763Columbia County, FLFL74,094$312–

1764Wilbarger County, TXTX12,481$312–

1765Crook County, WYWY7,852$312–

1766Alexander County, NCNC36,958$312–

1767Clinton County, MOMO21,661$312–

1768Dolores County, COCO2,466$312–

1769Kanabec County, MNMN16,628$313–

1770Callaway County, MOMO45,765$313–

1771Ravalli County, MTMT48,582$313–

1772Umatilla County, OROR81,119$313–

1773Washington County, TNTN141,199$313–

1774King County, TXTX192$313–

1775Sterling County, TXTX1,349$313–

1776Tyler County, TXTX20,443$313–

1777Covington, VAVA5,680$313–

1778Barron County, WIWI46,484$313–

1779Union County, GAGA27,859$313–

1780Christian County, ILIL33,443$313–

1781Pratt County, KSKS9,117$313–

1782Wharton County, TXTX42,060$313–

1783Carbon County, UTUT20,680$313–

1784Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390$314–

1785Andrews County, TXTX18,914$314–

1786Ector County, TXTX173,801$314–

1787Hale County, TXTX31,819$314–

1788Jackson County, TXTX15,393$314–

1789Trinity County, TXTX14,384$314–

1790Henry County, VAVA49,242$314–

1791Jackson County, WVWV27,450$314–

1792Jefferson County, IDID35,297$314–

1793Latah County, IDID41,842$314–

1794Jackson County, ILIL52,501$314–

1795Harrison County, ININ40,437$314–

1796Simpson County, KYKY20,788$314–

1797Webb County, TXTX281,224$314–

1798Mississippi County, ARAR37,828$315–

1799Cheboygan County, MIMI25,793$315–

1800Kandiyohi County, MNMN44,720$315–

1801Le Sueur County, MNMN29,453$315–

1802Platte County, NENE35,649$315–

1803Custer County, SDSD9,431$315–

1804Hughes County, SDSD17,570$315–

1805Meade County, SDSD30,711$315–

1806Grand County, UTUT9,790$315–

1807Morton County, NDND34,601$315–

1808Sumter County, FLFL157,772$315–

1809Henry County, ILIL48,095$315–

1810Moultrie County, ILIL14,371$315–

1811Dubuque County, IAIA99,381$315–

1812Pacific County, WAWA24,357$315–

1813Polk County, GAGA45,514$316–

1814St. Clair County, ALAL98,206$316–

1815Sebastian County, ARAR130,641$316–

1816Cook County, MNMN5,522$316–

1817Fayette County, OHOH28,552$316–

1818Parmer County, TXTX9,678$316–

1819Rusk County, TXTX54,854$316–

1820Lancaster County, SCSC114,296$316–

1821Habersham County, GAGA50,416$316–

1822Benton County, ININ8,883$316–

1823Dubois County, ININ44,016$316–

1824Cedar County, IAIA18,359$316–

1825Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$316–

1826Bourbon County, KYKY20,243$317–

1827Custer County, IDID4,636$317–

1828Oscoda County, MIMI8,723$317–

1829Ross County, OHOH76,429$317–

1830Bradford County, PAPA59,600$317–

1831Marshall County, TNTN38,071$317–

1832Clay County, TXTX10,764$317–

1833Crane County, TXTX4,554$317–

1834Lipscomb County, TXTX2,955$317–

1835Bristol, VAVA16,418$317–

1836Franklin County, FLFL13,029$317–

1837Thomas County, GAGA46,368$317–

1838Scott County, KSKS4,815$317–

1839Allegany County, NYNY46,800$318–

1840Washington County, MSMS40,446$318–

1841Cascade County, MTMT85,029$318–

1842Torrance County, NMNM16,100$318–

1843Macon County, NCNC39,232$318–

1844Polk County, WIWI45,803$318–

1845Bonner County, IDID54,420$318–

1846Jersey County, ILIL21,160$318–

1847Grant County, ININ66,524$318–

1848Miami County, ININ34,487$318–

1849Kittitas County, WAWA48,803$318–

1850Cleburne County, ARAR25,672$319–

1851Arenac County, MIMI15,068$319–

1852Lee County, MSMS83,731$319–

1853Pettis County, MOMO44,254$319–

1854Madison County, MTMT10,026$319–

1855Hall County, NENE63,633$319–

1856Stokes County, NCNC46,126$319–

1857Kingfisher County, OKOK15,795$319–

1858Coffee County, TNTN62,419$319–

1859Leon County, TXTX16,894$319–

1860Essex County, VTVT6,051$319–

1861Walla Walla County, WAWA62,361$319–

1862Cabell County, WVWV91,183$319–

1863Lamar County, GAGA20,941$319–

1864Morgan County, GAGA22,095$319–

1865Oneida County, IDID5,085$319–

1866Adams County, ININ36,650$319–

1867Mills County, IAIA14,793$319–

1868Grant County, KSKS7,028$319–

1869Greenup County, KYKY35,213$319–

1870Henderson County, KYKY44,255$319–

1871West Baton Rouge Parish, LALA28,756$319–

1872Washington County, MEME31,334$319–

1873Luzerne County, PAPA332,126$319–

1874Clare County, MIMI31,543$320–

1875Beltrami County, MNMN47,055$320–

1876Buffalo County, NENE51,172$320–

1877Caldwell County, NCNC81,105$320–

1878Creek County, OKOK74,967$320–

1879Washington County, PAPA210,802$320–

1880Hancock County, WVWV27,729$320–

1881Adams County, WIWI21,752$320–

1882Bradford County, FLFL28,307$320–

1883Menard County, ILIL11,863$320–

1884Palo Pinto County, TXTX30,791$320–

1885Martinsville, VAVA13,849$320–

1886Hillsdale County, MIMI45,738$321–

1887Goodhue County, MNMN48,195$321–

1888Steele County, MNMN37,464$321–

1889Wilson County, NCNC81,150$321–

1890Knox County, OHOH64,002$321–

1891Beaver County, PAPA166,032$321–

1892Mercer County, PAPA107,860$321–

1893Des Moines County, IAIA38,077$321–

1894Kershaw County, SCSC73,166$321–

1895Morgan County, COCO30,306$321–

1896Morgan County, ILIL32,515$321–

1897Stephenson County, ILIL43,220$321–

1898Dearborn County, ININ51,609$321–

1899Whitley County, ININ35,046$321–

1900Cerro Gordo County, IAIA42,372$321–

1901Marshall County, IAIA39,890$321–

1902Cowley County, KSKS34,382$321–

1903Westmoreland County, PAPA349,324$321–

1904Blount County, TNTN143,820$321–

1905Bee County, TXTX32,515$322–

1906Lowndes County, MSMS57,346$322–

1907Hoke County, NCNC56,939$322–

1908Johnston County, NCNC256,448$322–

1909Ward County, NDND68,233$322–

1910Seneca County, OHOH54,522$322–

1911Jasper County, TXTX33,075$322–

1912Reagan County, TXTX3,166$322–

1913Sherman County, TXTX2,781$322–

1914Burleson County, TXTX20,549$322–

1915Wayne County, NCNC122,278$322–

1916Madison County, GAGA32,919$322–

1917Macoupin County, ILIL43,748$322–

1918Jennings County, ININ27,622$322–

1919Newton County, ININ14,188$322–

1920Owen County, ININ21,886$322–

1921Grays Harbor County, WAWA78,144$322–

1922Tipton County, TNTN62,287$323–

1923Chippewa County, MIMI36,081$323–

1924Winona County, MNMN50,523$323–

1925Granville County, NCNC61,421$323–

1926Lackawanna County, PAPA216,502$323–

1927Montgomery County, ININ38,954$323–

1928Wells County, ININ28,883$323–

1929Marion County, IAIA34,192$323–

1930Iowa County, WIWI23,951$323–

1931Monroe County, WIWI46,572$323–

1932Franklin County, NYNY46,500$324–

1933Mercer County, OHOH42,737$324–

1934Wasco County, OROR26,310$324–

1935Snyder County, PAPA39,655$324–

1936Camp County, TXTX13,380$324–

1937Franklin, VAVA8,478$324–

1938Beauregard Parish, LALA36,673$324–

1939Walton County, FLFL93,288$324–

1940Monroe County, GAGA32,023$324–

1941LaSalle County, ILIL107,773$324–

1942Vermilion County, ILIL71,259$324–

1943Piscataquis County, MEME17,409$324–

1944Franklin County, TXTX10,994$324–

1945Sevier County, UTUT22,827$324–

1946Coffee County, ALAL56,953$325–

1947Mobile County, ALAL411,658$325–

1948Ascension Parish, LALA135,105$325–

1949Pottawatomie County, OKOK75,102$325–

1950Stanley County, SDSD3,018$325–

1951Cooke County, TXTX44,461$325–

1952Hansford County, TXTX4,944$325–

1953Chippewa County, WIWI67,614$325–

1954Van Wert County, OHOH29,013$325–

1955Clark County, KYKY37,888$325–

1956Tipton County, ININ15,319$325–

1957Floyd County, GAGA101,378$325–

1958Fulton County, ININ20,091$325–

1959Woodbury County, IAIA106,649$325–

1960Dale County, ALAL49,912$326–

1961Lincoln Parish, LALA48,360$326–

1962Alcona County, MIMI10,556$326–

1963Roscommon County, MIMI23,914$326–

1964Roseau County, MNMN15,246$326–

1965Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$326–

1966Burke County, NCNC88,655$326–

1967Putnam County, OHOH34,380$326–

1968Anderson County, SCSC219,930$326–

1969Austin County, TXTX33,625$326–

1970Orleans County, VTVT27,600$326–

1971Sheridan County, WYWY33,241$326–

1972Jackson County, GAGA99,265$326–

1973Valley County, IDID12,831$326–

1974Bureau County, ILIL32,510$326–

1975Clinton County, ININ33,322$326–

1976Jasper County, ININ33,894$326–

1977Black Hawk County, IAIA131,532$326–

1978Harvey County, KSKS33,580$326–

1979Harnett County, NCNC150,137$326–

1980Cape Girardeau County, MOMO83,999$327–

1981Boone County, ARAR38,628$327–

1982Garland County, ARAR99,695$327–

1983Saline County, KSKS53,377$327–

1984Ogemaw County, MIMI21,121$327–

1985Seward County, NENE18,032$327–

1986Cleveland County, NCNC103,325$327–

1987Darke County, OHOH51,520$327–

1988Williams County, OHOH36,549$327–

1989Kay County, OKOK43,490$327–

1990Amelia County, VAVA13,632$327–

1991Amherst County, VAVA31,962$327–

1992Northumberland County, VAVA12,557$327–

1993Washington County, NENE21,302$327–

1994Logan County, ILIL27,182$327–

1995Jefferson County, KSKS18,296$327–

1996Asotin County, WAWA22,545$327–

1997Miller County, ARAR42,357$328–

1998Pope County, ARAR64,976$328–

1999Modoc County, CACA8,426$328–

2000Pamlico County, NCNC12,758$328–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS